Sanda, Hyogo — named for Kobe, but 30 min north of Sannomiya Hotel with a large communal bath

Hotel Route-Inn Kobe-Sanda Shin-Sanda Ekimae

ホテルルートイン神戸三田-新三田駅前-

Does Hotel Route-Inn Kobe-Sanda Shin-Sanda Ekimae allow tattoos? Yes, covered

Cover seal required

You can bathe if the tattoo is completely hidden under a cover seal. The size the property allows is the thing to check before you book — allowances differ enough between chains to decide the matter.

The chain admits guests whose tattoos are hidden completely under a cover seal; seals measure 11.4×20 cm (4.5×7.9 in) and are sold at the front desk.

Show this at the front desk

刺青・タトゥーがある方は、カバーシール等で完全に隠していただければご入浴いただけます

The operator’s own wording, copied from the page named under “How we know” below. Holding up your phone settles the question faster than explaining it.

Where it is

Osaka/Umeda STN JR Takarazuka line 46 min Shin-Osaka STN Namba STN Kansai Airport 53 km Itami Airport Hotel location
Shin-Sanda STN
The green loop is the JR Osaka Loop line, the circle that links Osaka’s main stations; the red dashes are this hotel’s train. Hotel Route-Inn Kobe-Sanda Shin-Sanda Ekimae · map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · open in Google Maps

What happens when you arrive

Cover the tattoo completely before you go in, with a seal that fits the size the property allows — that figure is in the policy line at the top of this page, and it is the property’s, not ours. Where the seals are sold at the front desk, buy them at check-in rather than at bath time; where they are not, bring your own. A seal that does not cover the whole tattoo counts as no seal, and staff are within their rules to turn you away at the door. Nothing needs declaring, but nothing may show.

How we know

Confirmed Confirmed from official site (the chain's own FAQ)

Read on: route-inn.co.jp/faq/

Best for: A quiet base north of Kobe, if a seal covers your work

Opens 14 September 2026. Listed before it opens because the chain policy is already confirmed and applies to every Route Inn with a bath; the bath itself is described on the property's own page. Not yet on Booking.com, so there is no affiliate link and no star rating to quote.

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